Israel cabinet to vote on Amir Yaron for central bank chief on Sunday

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel’s cabinet plans to vote on Sunday on the nomination of Amir Yaron for Bank of Israel governor, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday.

Israeli-born Yaron, 54, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and who has lived in the United States for two decades, was chosen by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month.